The Assam cabinet had on December 13 approved a proposal to close down all Madrassas and Sanskrit Tols (schools) however, the legislation brought in the assembly during the day did not contain anything related to the Sanskrit tols and the education minister also did not mention anything about it.
'The consolation is that in recent years, the focus at the time of the anniversary has been increasingly shifting from Indira Gandhi's assassination to the plight of the thousands of innocent Sikhs who had been killed in retaliation,' Manoj Mitta, co-author of When a Tree Shook Delhi: The 1984 Carnage and its Aftermath, tells Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com.
A drunk Vazquez was thrown out of a football game and put into a cab driven by Singh. While Singh was driving down, Vazquez punched him, bit him on the scalp and called him an 'Iraqi terrorist'. Singh, who pulled to the side of the freeway, told police that he had been afraid for his life and that of others on the road. Singh said, through a Punjabi interpreter, that he and other members of the Sikh community wanted to offer forgiveness to Vazquez.
An American man, who attacked a Sikh taxi driver and called him a terrorist, is facing two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to hate crime charges. Luis Arturo Vazquez, 21, pleaded guilty this week to second-degree assault and malicious harassment for the November attack, which left Sukhvir Singh, 48, with a concussion, cuts, bite marks on his scalp and other injuries. Vazquez had been released on a US$ 25,000 bail after the attack.
The governor's move has been welcomed by a large segment of the Indian-American community who were opposing the bill.
They denounced the Sangh for stating in its mouthpiece Organiser that the Guru Granth Sahib is known for its salutations to Lord Ram.
'Countries like Israel said openly that they will hunt people down. We have no such policy.' 'We have always been following the legal process of getting them (people wanted by India) through extradition.'
No foreign entity or government has any locus standi to comment on the fundamental rights of Indian citizens, the government said on Thursday, rejecting a report by the US state department on the alleged curtailment of religious freedom in India.
She is the first Republican to challenge former US president Donald Trump in his 2024 bid for the White House.
The witness, Jasbir Singh, in California, told TV news channels that the CBI had never contacted him before and that he was ready to testify before a court in Delhi if he was assured security.
Kanhaiya Kumar compared the alleged onslaught on varsities with Gujarat riots alleging both of them were carried out "with support" from state machinery.
Amid the chanting of hymns, preceded by a gun salute and band played by the Assam Police, the state's longest serving chief minister's mortal remains were consigned to flames by his son Gaurav Gogoi.
Hockey icon Balbir Singh Senior, who died at 96 after battling multiple health issues, was on Monday cremated in Chandigarh with full state honours, with Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi declaring that the Mohali stadium will be named after the legendary player. The mortal remains of the three-time Olympic gold medallist was consigned to flames at an electric crematorium here, with his maternal grandson Kabir performing the last rites in the presence of Sikh priests.
Rajpreet Heir was taking the subway train when the white man shouted at her saying, "Do you even know what a Marine looks like? Do you know what they have to see? What they do for this country? Because of people like you."
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The surprising part was that seven of his personal security officers were youngsters, who had joined his drug de-addiction centre for rehabilitation, the officials said, adding that during their stay there for treatment they had been imparted training.
Azad said it will affect all religions.
About 200 people from various interfaith groups joined the memorial and candle light vigil held in honour of Parminder Singh Shergill, an Iraq war veteran, who was shot dead by local police on January 25 at Lodi, California.
India has summoned Canadian high commissioner in New Delhi over propaganda material, including posters, containing threats to Indian diplomats being circulated in Canada and has served a demarche to the Justin Trudeau government.
Over 250 people participated in a rally to support 82-year-old California resident Surat Singh Khalsa, who has been on a hunger strike in India demanding the release of political prisoners. Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California.
Waris Ahluwalia, 41, who had been on a trip to Mexico, took a photo of himself and his boarding pass for an Aeromexico flight back to NYC, explaining in a caption that he had been prohibited from boarding.
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday came down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his 'murder of India in Manipur' remark in Lok Sabha, saying this is for the first time in parliamentary democracy that someone has made such a statement.
A Sikh professor at Columbia University was allegedly attacked by a group of men, who called him "Osama" and "terrorist", in an assault which police are investigating as a hate crime.
With Charanjit Channi's selection as Punjab CM, the Congress has got its opponents thinking seriously about their next move, notes Sanjeev Nayyar.
During their state-wide operation, police seized one .315 bore rifle, seven 12 bore rifles, one revolver, and 373 live cartridges of different caliber, they said.
The appointments reflect the diverse nature of personnel serving in the Armed forces and represent the largest of the non-Christian faith groups.
Channi slammed the AAP government over his date of appearance date being advanced and alleged it was part of the dispensation's "vendetta politics".
If the process becomes completely online, there will be no intervention from a state government at any level.
National Democratic Alliance convener George Fernandes said on Saturday that the post-Godhra violence in Gujarat and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots could not be compared.
Robert Solis, the man convicted of murdering Sandeep Dhaliwal, the first turbaned Indian-American Sikh police officer in the US state of Texas while making a traffic stop in 2019, has been sentenced to death, according to a police official.
Two men have entered guilty pleas to hate crime charges in the vicious attack on a Sikh taxi driver in Sacramento the United States late last year as the police and Federal Bureau of Investigation have launched a massive manhunt to nab the attackers of two other elderly members of the community.
Thousands of Amritpal's supporters had entered the Ajnala police station in Amritsar on February 23 this year to free a member, who had been arrested in an abduction case.
A Sikh couple were struck and killed by a car driven by a suspected drunk driver on Thursday night in Menlo Park, California.
Religion matters. Aspirational India is still poor. India admires strong leaders. India values decency. Shreekant Sambrani highlights the reasons why the BJP pulled off improbable victories in the Hindi heartland.
The US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) also recommended to the Congress to raise the issue of religious freedom during US-India bilateral meetings, and hold hearings on it.
Introducing UCC is a challenging task for any government. The complexities are real and difficult to negotiate as it deals with sensitive religious and cultural sentiments. How can it strike an easy balance between individual rights and community interests?, asks Ramesh Menon.
The two assailants walked up to the door, knocked to attract Ravinder's attention and began shooting when he opened the door. "The surveillance camera footage of the suspects has generated many calls and tips," Richmond police Detective Sgt. Mitch Peixoto said, "But so far, nothing has panned out".
'People are blowing up their entire retirement fund; they are selling their land and house to spend on one day for a marriage.'
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